Nursing Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
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| Authors: | FRANCES H. HANSEN RNC BSN |
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| Affiliation: | Frances Hansen is a graduate of the Greenville General Hospital School of Nursing in Greenville, South Carolina, and received her BSN from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Ms. Hansen is currently a regional nurse educator at Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia and is coordinator for a newborn emergency transport system. |
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| Abstract: | The field of neonatal care has evolved into a specialty brimming with technological advances, accompanied by expanded nursing roles and responsibilities. In light of this, the impact that thermoregulation, noise pollution, and disruptive care planning can have upon the progress of a sick newborn is discussed. Suggestions are made for evaluation of problem areas and for redirection of patient care plans to include attention to these vital aspects. |
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